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The '''United Nations''' (UN) is an international organization that was founded in 1945 in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]] in the [[United States of America|United States]], when 50 nations signed the [[United Nations Charter]]. As stated in the charter, the UN's mission is to prevent international war, protect human rights, support social progress and justice, and help with economic progress.<ref>[http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/index.html The UN Charter]</ref> The United Nations supplanted the failed [[League of Nations]], which had been established in the 1920s. | The '''United Nations''' (UN) is an international organization that was founded in 1945 in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]] in the [[United States of America|United States]], when 50 nations signed the [[United Nations Charter]]. As stated in the charter, the UN's mission is to prevent international war, protect human rights, support social progress and justice, and help with economic progress.<ref>[http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/index.html The UN Charter]</ref> The United Nations supplanted the failed [[League of Nations]], which had been established in the 1920s. | ||
==Origins== | |||
The term 'United Nations' was created by US President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]<ref>The Statesman's Yearbook, Macmillan Publishers, ISBN-13: 978-1-4039-9278-9</ref> and first used in the January 1 1942 Declaration by United Nations when 26 Allied countries affirmed their willingness to continue fighting "for victory over [[Hitler|Hitlerism]]".<ref>[http://www.un-documents.net/dec-un.htm Declaration by United Nations]</ref> | |||
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
Revision as of 12:20, 9 September 2010
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization that was founded in 1945 in San Francisco, California in the United States, when 50 nations signed the United Nations Charter. As stated in the charter, the UN's mission is to prevent international war, protect human rights, support social progress and justice, and help with economic progress.[1] The United Nations supplanted the failed League of Nations, which had been established in the 1920s.
Origins
The term 'United Nations' was created by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt[2] and first used in the January 1 1942 Declaration by United Nations when 26 Allied countries affirmed their willingness to continue fighting "for victory over Hitlerism".[3]
Structure
The head of each member nation's delegation to the United Nations is titled Ambassador.
General Assembly
Security Council
The Security Council has 15 members, including 5 permanent members: Russia, China, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.
Secretary General
Departments and agencies
National representatives to these organizations may also have the rank and title of Ambassador.
- UNESCO
- UNICEF
- World Health Organization
- International Labour Organization
- International Civil Aviation Organization
Major UN roles in history
References
- ↑ The UN Charter
- ↑ The Statesman's Yearbook, Macmillan Publishers, ISBN-13: 978-1-4039-9278-9
- ↑ Declaration by United Nations